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Definition of guaiac

Guaiac
Guaiac Gua"iac, a. [See Guaiacum.] Pertaining to, or resembling, guaiacum. -- n. Guaiacum.
guaiac
Guaiacum Gua"ia*cum, n. [NL., fr. Sp. guayaco, from native name in Hayti.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America. 2. The heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum offinale or lignum-vit[ae], a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It is much used in medicine. [Written also guaiac.]

Meaning of guaiac from wikipedia

- The stool guaiac test or guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) is one of several methods that detects the presence of fecal occult blood (blood invisible...
- drug is the expectorant known as guaifenesin. The soap fragrance oil of guaiac comes from Bulnesia sarmientoi, a South American tree from the same family...
- Oil of guaiac is a fragrance ingredient used in soap and perfumery. Despite its name it does not come from the Guaia**** tree, but from the palo santo tree...
- Guaiac can refer to: Guaia****, a genus of shrubs and trees native to the Americas Oil of guaiac, a fragrance used in soap Guaiacol, a natural organic...
- Gum guai****, or guaiac resin, is a substance produced from the tree species Guaia**** officinale. It is registered as food additive: as a preservative under...
- or other blood factors including transferrin, while conventional stool guaiac tests look for heme. Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), as its name implies...
- species yielding the true lignum vitae, the other being Guaia**** sanctum. Guaiac, a natural resin extracted from the wood, is a colorless compound that turns...
- Tincture of green soap, which classically contains lavender oil Tincture of guaiac gum Tincture of iodine Tincture of opium (laudanum) Camphorated tincture...
- facilitate removal of the secretions. Similar medicines derived from the guaiac tree were in use as a generic remedy by American indigenous peoples when...
- is performed to identify specific pathogens in stool. The stool guaiac test (or guaiac fecal occult blood test) is conducted to detect the presence of...